I'm sharing a mother-in-law recipe today because it seems like a good start to spring. It's a moist, spongy (is that a word?) and zesty (this should be a word, if it isn't!) cake. Kind of retro too, calls for jello. Anytime I use jello, I think of my parents generation. It was like crack for the suburban housewife... 'what?! I can mix water with this packet, refrigerate and give my kids a treat they will eat?!'. However, what was with all those jello molds that included cottage cheese?? Gross. This is NOTHING like that though, nothing. Forget I said that.
This past visit, my MIL made this cake for her special 70th birthday. I think we ate this cake for an entire week (there were only 4 of us, and it makes a fairly large cake). It was good. Remember: moist, spongy, and zesty. Yum.
With a scoop of vanilla ice cream, I was in heaven!
This was a secret lunch portion I snuck on the side, so no ice cream. Shhh.If you're looking for a spring weekend treat, or maybe you have a special birthday coming up for someone that doesn't like icing cakes, I recommend giving this one a go.
p.s. I'm making Pesto, Pasta and Peas again tonight - sooooo good! Want to come over?
Lemon Cake Squares
from my Mother-in-law
1 package Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 package lemon jello
3/4 cup cooking oil
4 eggs
1 cup water
2 lemons - juiced and rind grated
2 cups confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Empty cake mix into a large bowl and make a hole (think volcano crater) in the center. Add the next 4 ingredients (through water) and mix.
Bake in an 8x10 or 9x12 size pan - you want to be able to cut the cake into squares.
Make a glaze by stirring the lemon juice, rind and powdered sugar together. Spread on cake as soon as it's taken out of the oven.
At this point, you can freeze the cake (reheat in the oven) or cool to room temperature and serve.
Guten appetit!
1 comment:
Oh delicious! I especially love the lemon glaze on top. Yum!
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